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In the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on July 28, in the first ever speech given by an American president to the African Union, Barrack Obama said, "Many of these groups claim the banner of religion, but hundreds of millions of African Muslims know that Islam means peace.” Though that may be true for millions of Muslims, for one Muslim cleric, it was not. This is his story:

ST. CLOUD, Fla. — Police and firefighters in Florida reached out to a boy and his mother after a post on social media caught the attention of the local community.According to WKMG, 6-year-old Glenn Buratti, who is autistic, invited his entire class to his sixth birthday and no one showed up.“From the minute he woke up that day he wanted to know how many minutes until his friends came. None of the kids’ parents RSVP’d, but I was still holding on to the hope that some of them would show up. It never crossed my mind that it would be zero,” his mother, Ashlee Buratti, told the Osceola News-Gazette.

TARRANT, Ala. – An Alabama police officer says that he wants to encourage other communities to help feed the hungry after he recently delivered several truckloads of groceries to a grandmother that was caught stealing eggs in order to feed her toddler-aged grandchildren.

Andrew White, an Anglican priest known as the “Vicar of Baghdad,” has seen violence and persecution against Christians unprecedented in recent decades.In the video embedded below, he recounts the story of Iraqi Christian children who were told by ISIS militants to convert to Islam or be killed. Their response? “No, We Love Yeshua (Jesus).”Find out more about Andrew White’s ministry, The Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East, which provides humanitarian assistance to many of the Christians under attack by ISIS.Be sure to watch his interview below, and spread the word about the horrific persecution going on today.

Source: KLAS-TV Las Vegas,NevadaBy George KnappLAS VEGAS -- Even though prostitution is illegal in southern Nevada, it thrives in many forms, right out in the open. The women who work the streets are often victims themselves, police say, brutalized by pimps until they are used up and thrown away.

Now, there's a place where ex hookers can go to escape their pimps and to heal their wounds. It's called Destiny House.

One day, after seeing a homeless man walking down the street without any shoes, Andre McDonnell was struck by a bolt of inspiring generosity.

McDonnell walked over to the man, took off his shoes, and gave them to him. This sparked an idea that would lead to It’s From The Sole, Andre’s charity venture that donates shoes to those in need. To date, 5,000 shoes have been given to the homeless through It’s From The Sole.

Across the country, churches are encouraging everyone to attend services on this particular day. Listen to K-LOVE's Bob Dittman as he shares the story. (National Back to Church Sunday)http://www.backtochurch.com/

Mosab Hassan Yousef is the son of a Hamas founder. He claims to have grown up hearing about what their ideologies are. He was being groomed for a leadership position.But eventually, Yousef defected, embraced Christianity, and was disowned by his father, according to the Times of Israel. Read more at http://www.westernjournalism.com/son-hamas-leader-speaks-hamas-really-converted-christianity/#5XT33dZCWeiiwSZk.99

Philippines (MNN) — While the Philippines has been battered by natural disasters over the last year, Good News is coming to the country. It’s the greatest story ever told: the Gospel of Jesus Christ.Executive Director of Christian Resources International Jason Woolford says, “We are going to send a used book value of $3 million of free Bibles and Christian books to six different locations within the Philippines. We will be setting up our CRI distribution center in the northern part of the Philippines.”

Source:CBN News Through dreams and visions Muslims are coming to Christ by the droves. CBN Sr. International Reporter Gary Lane chats about this and more with David Garrison author of Wind in the House of Islam.